Young people in Wandsworth will be able to swim for free at local leisure centres during the summer half-term holiday. The free swimming sessions at the local leisure centres are part of the borough's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The
Six very different businesses are in the running for a top business award. The Best Commitment to the Community category is one of the most hotly contested groups as the Sutton Business Awards, which is sponsored by the Sutton Guardian.
Merton Chamber of Commerce celebrated 20 years in business at their recent Annual General Meeting. Celebrations at the Cannizaro House Hotel in Wimbledon Village looked back at over 100 years of the chambers history. Guests were also
A professional wrestling event due to be held in Wallington tonight, will now take place in Mitcham. The show in celebration of Future Pro Wrestling's first anniversary will now be at be at the Canons Leisure Centre, Madeira Road. The show is suitable
Two Croydon men have been jailed for their part in a gang which fraudulently claimed over £1.7 million in tax benefits. Fiayo Akinwumiju of Coulsdon and Akinmayowe Aiyeola of Croydon, along with Anthony Ekajeh from Essex, hijacked over 200
A Croydon College fine arts student has had a competition winning painting commissioned at a new urban village in Purley Way. The competition run by Barratt Homes, was won by 21-year-old first year student Lenny Mpagi for a painting inspired
Dirty Dancing fans will be delighted to hear the hit show has enlisted a couple of rising stars for its latest tour. The stage show is coming to Croydon and has been joined by Matthew Goodgame, star of Channel 4’s Musicality, and Coronation Street
A major heritage restoration project is looking for conservation enthusiasts to steward one of the county’s most romantic landscape features. Painshill Park in Cobham needs volunteers at its crystal grotto, which got a £747,000 restoration grant from
The £130 million redevelopment of Durand Close has hit problems with the design of the buildings. Sutton Councillor Colin Stears has been forced to ask Peter Snow, the principle committee manager, that all decisions regarding the plans "delegated
An award winning author visited a Streatham secondary school to talk to students about her latest book. Michelle Harrison, author of Unrest, visited The Elmgreen School and spoke to some of the school's highest achieving pupils, as well as
Surrey Police held their final Olympic test exercise as they ran through their preparations for the Games. The force has responsibility for the security of four Olympic cycling events, an Olympic Village, a significant stretch of the Olympic
Police have launched an appeal after two historic plaques were stolen outside a former brewery. The plaques which were made in the 1800's were stolen from The Ram Brewery, Ram Street, Wandsworth last month. It is believed they were stolen
A woman has died following a fire at a flat in Tooting. Firefighters were called to the ground floor flat in Huron Road, at 4.56pm yesterday. Four fire engines and 20 firefighters tackled the blaze. About a quarter of the four room flat, which
A fun Lip Dub film has been posted online featuring over 100 people. The project was funded by Sutton’s Festival of Arts - Imagine, and Sutton Mencap and was filmed on April 16 at the Phoenix Centre in Wallington on April 16. The video
Hayfever sufferers are being urged to prepare for the summer, despite the recent poor weather. Dr Vasantha Nagendran, head of immunology at St Helier, Epsom and Sutton hospitals, has urged sufferers not to be fooled by the recent downpours. She
An outspoken South Korean group, whose political podcast has attracted a cult following, is visiting Kingston. Naneun Ggomsuda or I Am A Petty-Minded Creep is made up of four middle-aged men who aim to provide a comical alternative to mainstream
A Croydon man arrested on suspicion of funding terrorism has been charged with conspiracy. Adrian Wall of Pitt Road, Thornton Heath, was one of seven people arrested by detectives from the Counter Terrorism Command on May 1. The 49-year-old
The inhabitants of Kingston during the day differ little from those in any other town; suit-wearing workers, students and shoppers. And in the hands of these daily archetypal commuters are archetypal possessions; briefcases, books and bags of guilty purchases
I don’t know about you, but all this business about Chelsea making the Champions League final is enough to turn me to drink. It seems everywhere I go at the moment everyone is talking about the Blues and their European adventure. Is there no
Sutton Council is losing up to £143,000 a year keeping the top floor of Gibson Road car park closed to prevent suicide attempts. The council closed the roof level of the car park two years ago following the death of Samantha Abbott.
Firefighters from Wandsworth were called to a kitchen fire this morning. The crew were called at 7.21am to extinguish a fire in a flat in Lombard Road, Battersea. Two hose reels were used to tackle the blaze. No-one is believed to have been injured
Firefighters from Leatherhead were called to a dishwasher fire yesterday. The crew were called to Spring Grove, Fetcham, at about 9.45pm. A spokesman said: "On arrival there was smoke coming off the dishwasher as the elderly couple living there
Foodies are being urged to eat gluten-free food as part of National Coeliac Awareness Week. Campaign charity Coeliac UK has challenged the nation to eat gluten-free as part of the event, which runs from May 14 to 20. "This gives us all the
Firefighters were called to a car fire in Sutton this morning. One crew from Sutton fire station attended the blaze in St James' Road, at about 2.30am. On arrival they found a Renault Megane "well alight." No-one was injured in the incident which
After what may be Merton’s most well-publicised community event in recent memory, a proud mum has thanked supporters who supported her son’s fundraising drive. Jenny Baulkwill, of Graham Road, said her 15-year-old son Ben’s bike-marking event
A play about the Olympics will be performed before its cast travel to greet the Games' torch on its arrival in the UK, writes Nick Hitchens. Olympus The Musical is set to make its debut at Fairfield Halls. The huge community project, put together
A schoolboy killed in a car accident could be the key to a woman finding her estranged father. Mei-Yee Li, 34, who lives on the Isle of Man, has not seen her father since he left home when she was aged just two. She recently learnt from
Are you an Elizabeth? Then you could take a place alongside Elizabeth I and other famous namesakes at an exhibition to mark the Queen’s diamond jubilee. To mark Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne, Sutton library is planning to create
By Neville Thurlbeck There are three performances of powerful dramatic idiosyncrasy which have managed to sear themselves into the memory. One is Alison Steadman in Abigail’s Party. The second is Alison Steadman in Nuts in May. The third
The British Open Squash Championships return to London at the London Piazza in the O2 Arena, starting on May 14. We have 10 pairs of tickets to give away for you and a friend to see the action on Thursday, May 17. For your chance to win answer this
Staff from Veolia are volunteering their time to help community projects in Croydon. Croydon Council's recycling, refuse collection and street cleansing contractor allocated all Croydon employees a paid half-day to volunteer for projects or
If Harlequins do not secure a home semi-final tie in the Premiership play-offs, number eight Nick Easter reckoned they could draw some comfort from bitter experience. Director of rugby Conor O’Shea’s men head to Sale Sharks tomorrow in search
Walton squash professional Tom Richards hoped finishing the season inside the world’s top 20 would be the launchpad for a place in the top 10. The 25-year-old enjoyed the biggest win of his career at the Open de Squash Banque Nationale Groupe Financier
An Army band, cheerleaders and an Italian concert pianist are just some of the events held to celebrate the connection between Kingston University and the community. A week-long programme of performances, attractions and workshops were held
A resident has started a campaign to have the new hospital in Surbiton named after a 19th century pioneer who founded the town. Bob Phillips, of Broomfield Road, wants the new hospital on Ewell Road, also home to a primary school, named after
Oxshott Village Day has been cancelled because of water-logged grounds. The recent rain, falling throughout this extended drought period, has made April the wettest since records began. Oxshott’s annual May fair, due to take place on Monday, May 7,
Director of rugby Steve Hill has warned Richmond will be more than ready for the northern invasion of London today. While Chelsea face Liverpool in the FA Cup final at Wembley, Hill’s men take on the Wirral’s National Division Three North runners-up
A group of scouts and guides have been chosen as one of Sainsbury’s charities of the year. The 11th Mitcham Scout and Guide Group were given a cheque for £300 toward a new floor at their scout hut in Mitcham after teaming up with Sainsbury’
by Denise Norman “Being a post-war baby boomer I was lucky my parents moved from Essex to Clapham when I was seven. By 19 I had moved in with my boyfriend in Shepperton and was married two years later in the mid 1960s. I recall in those
By Lionel Horton, Morden I am feeling very angry after reading your front page story about the young girl Alessia who was killed by this criminal. To only get six-and-a-half years, for what I class, as murder is taking the mickey
This new sensation has taken the UK by storm and now new clubs are forming internationally as well. The whole idea is to meet like minded people over a slice of cake and drinks. The precise location is kept secret till the last minute. This promotes
Exams are fast approaching! With the increasing pressure to succeed and achieve highly in exams for university or other courses, stress is inevitable at this period of time. No matter what the complaint seems to be, stress seems to be the answer. Last
